Improvement in bale-ties



W. LOYD. Bale-Tie.

No. 204,588. Patented June 4,1878.

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WITNSSES NVENTORV.

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

WILLIAM LOYD, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204.588, dated June 4,1878 application tiled May 14, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known th at I, WILLLAM LOYD, ofAllegheny city, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Bale-Ties; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part Aof this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a perspective view of myimproved baletie. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, and Fig. 3is a top view of the same.

This invention has relation to bale-ties; and it consists in the novelcombination, with a band having transverse eyes or loops formed bybending slitted portions of its lapping ends iu opposite directions, ofa transverse hook connected to the band between the loops, and adaptedto catch into the same by its free end, and to be held fromdisconnection after engagement by the extension of the band under theexpansion strain, ashereinafter fully shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterA designates the tie or baud,which is carried around the bale and connected by lapping one end overthe other and fastening the same ftogether in the following manner: Atregular distances the underlapping end of the tie, as :well as the endwhich overlays it, is slitted in the direction of its length, and thenarrow portions a, which are separated by the slits, are bent inopposite directions, forming transverse loops or eyes b, which are thecounterparts of each other, so that the bent portions of the under endof the tie will t the bent portions of the overlap when the ends areapplied to each other in the manner stated. It is apparent that when soapplied to each other the slit-loops form together a loop of two layers,the parts of which have a lateral as well as longitudinal engagement.Between the slit-loops of the overlapping end is arranged a transverse]y-vibratin g hook, C, which is pivoted by a rivet-pin, c, to the tie,and is of the proper length to engage by its free end or beak d with theslit-loops b when the tie ends are to be secured together. In thisoperation the beak of the hook passes through both layers of the loopand effectually fastens the lap of the tie. u

When the pressure is taken oii the bale and the strain of its expansioncomes on the tie, the slit-loops yield to the shock and prevent the tiefrom breaking either in their neighborhood or at the rivet-hole whereinthe hoolr is pivoted. These slit-loops also extend and become flatter intheir bends, thereby closing in upon the hook-beak under the strain, andeiectually securing it from becoming disconnected. The hook C, beingpermanently riveted to the tie, cannot become detached and lost intransportation. lt is easily applied, and, having no oiiset on the endof its beak, can be passed through a loop of small size.

A comparatively light hook is required, as it is supported throughoutits entire length by the band on which it lies when in engagement. Inorder to secure this overlaying ot' the hook, the inward or edge bend ofthe slitloop is made toward the inside of the tie, thereby adlnitting ofthis overlay to the extent of the breadth of the edge bend. Thisconstruction affords great protection to the hook, and renders it butlittle liable to accident.

I am well aware that it is common to form slit-loops in the tie-band,and that it is not new to use a hook in connection with a fold of theentire breadth of the tie; hence I make no broad claim to these devicesindependently.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination, with a tie-band having the lapping ends, and theslit-loops b in said ends engaging with each other in the mannerdescribed, of the transverse hook C, pivoted to the overlap between theslit-loops, to engage the same and be secured iu this engagement bytheir extension under strain, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

WM. LOYD Witnesses:

WALTER C. MASI, JOHN BARRY.

